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you point to former president bill clinton as the master of warmth. i want to show a video of him during town hall with ross perot and then president bush back in 1992. kind of walk us through what we're seeing. >> okay. >> you know people who have lost their jobs and lost their homes. >> so he's walking toward this woman, toward this voter, away from the people onstage so he's focused on the voter, not on the other candidates. he's gentle. his body language is gentle. he's leaning toward her. he's even softened his voice. he's nodding. he makes incredible eye contact. he signals to people when he's talking to them you are the only person in the room. you're the most important person. it's that clinton tractor beam that really melted people. >> is that i feel your pain without actually saying it? >> that's exactly right. >> there's a classic moment between al gore and george w. bush from a debate in 2000. i want to show that, and i want to see what al gore does and how george bush reacts. >> it's not only your philosophy and what's your position on is
you point to former president bill clinton as the master of warmth. i want to show a video of him during town hall with ross perot and then president bush back in 1992. kind of walk us through what we're seeing. >> okay. >> you know people who have lost their jobs and lost their homes. >> so he's walking toward this woman, toward this voter, away from the people onstage so he's focused on the voter, not on the other candidates. he's gentle. his body language is gentle. he's...
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that was secretary of state hillary clinton. well, the president of libya today also came out today and was clear about al-qaeda. >> hiding in libya. >> it was actually in a high level united nations meeting that hillary clinton for the first time today admitted that an al-qaeda linked group was involved. >> for some time, al-qaeda in the islamic mog rab and other groups have launched attacks and kidnappings from northern mali into neighboring countries and are working with other violent extremists to undermine the transitions as we tragically saw in benghazi. >> now, "the new york times" reported that other senior u.s. officials were surprised by secretary clinton's admission. her linking of those al-qaeda linked groups to the crisis in benghazi. perhaps, because what she said late last week leads to a very different conclusion. on thursday, secretary clinton said i quote, absolutely no information or reason to believe there is any basis to suggest that the u.s. ambassador was on an al-qaeda hit list. also perhaps because the p
that was secretary of state hillary clinton. well, the president of libya today also came out today and was clear about al-qaeda. >> hiding in libya. >> it was actually in a high level united nations meeting that hillary clinton for the first time today admitted that an al-qaeda linked group was involved. >> for some time, al-qaeda in the islamic mog rab and other groups have launched attacks and kidnappings from northern mali into neighboring countries and are working with...
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and there was this moment when he debated hillary clinton. let's take a look. >> he's very likeable. i agree with that. i don't think i'm that bad. >> you're likeable enough, hillary. >> i appreciate that. >> a fine line between, you know, putting your opponent on notice and not appearing to be mean. >> yes. the thing about that clip is she's so self-effacing and good, and he comes back, barely makes eye contact, sort of writing as he makes his line. it's a contrast between the two of them that really hurts him in that clip. >> especially in the double box. professor schroeder, thank you for being with us and patrick millsaps. we'll be watching tomorrow. it will be fascinating. 50 million people expected to watch. 150 million people killed in syria today. we'll tell you what an opposition spokesman is saying about the foreign minister's call for a dialogue next. >>> susan hendricks back with the "360" news and business bulletin. >> another deadly day in syria. an opposition group says at least 150 people have been killed in violence throughou
and there was this moment when he debated hillary clinton. let's take a look. >> he's very likeable. i agree with that. i don't think i'm that bad. >> you're likeable enough, hillary. >> i appreciate that. >> a fine line between, you know, putting your opponent on notice and not appearing to be mean. >> yes. the thing about that clip is she's so self-effacing and good, and he comes back, barely makes eye contact, sort of writing as he makes his line. it's a...
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politicians seem to do that. >> i think that's a clinton thing. it looks like he's holding a remote control. open gestures are almost always more effective than any closed gestures. >> it's important for a candidate's body language to match what they are saying, right? a classic example going back to 2007, john mccain talking about osama bin laden. i want to play that. >> on the subject of osama bin laden, he is responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent americans, he is now orchestrating other attacks on the united states of america, we will do whatever is necessary, we will track him down, we will capture, bring him to justice and i'll follow him to the gates of hell. >> okay. >> oh, gosh. >> that was like a smile. >> yes. so that's -- you know, sort of nonverbal asin cronie. between either the content of what the person is saying and the nonverbals or the asynchronies. when you are saying you are following someone to the gates of hell, you shouldn't be smiling. viewers don't know why, but it makes them feel bad. >> there are reports th
politicians seem to do that. >> i think that's a clinton thing. it looks like he's holding a remote control. open gestures are almost always more effective than any closed gestures. >> it's important for a candidate's body language to match what they are saying, right? a classic example going back to 2007, john mccain talking about osama bin laden. i want to play that. >> on the subject of osama bin laden, he is responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent americans, he...
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and secretary clinton made the strongest statement today. between the attacks to al qaeda. you have been saying this since shortly after the attack. what is the significance of this? >> i think the white house is reluctant to admit that libya has been lost or potentially lost. no administration wants to admit that, and, frankly, we can't blame losing libya on this administration. it was in the works a long time. there wasn't much it could do. but we have an election coming up and no one wants to take blame for messing up the arab spring. not that they have, but this is the politics of washington. >> is it too early to say that libya has been lost? >> you look at the academic stuff of eastern libya. i heard today there are multiple assassinations where people are settling scores of all sorts of strikes. it's chaotic. going back to the fbi, you can't blame them, because there is nobody in control of a very large city in a very big part of libya. so they are, you know -- that's the problem, at the root of it. all the facts point to that. is that nobody is in control. >> a lot
and secretary clinton made the strongest statement today. between the attacks to al qaeda. you have been saying this since shortly after the attack. what is the significance of this? >> i think the white house is reluctant to admit that libya has been lost or potentially lost. no administration wants to admit that, and, frankly, we can't blame losing libya on this administration. it was in the works a long time. there wasn't much it could do. but we have an election coming up and no one...
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secretary clinton has said she is going to cooperate and provide. those exchanges -- we want to make sure we look at all of the documents fully, rather than just, if you will, whistle blower side of the story. and that's the nature of our committee, is we get a credible and verified allegation of a failure anywhere, and then we follow it up with full confirmation on both sides and that's what we expect to do between now and the 10th with the goal on the 10th to make sure this doesn't happen again in some other embassy or with some other foreign service personnel around the world. >> so it's interesting, because i know you're referencing an individual that you have information from saying that there were multiple security incidents. but this issue of repeated requests being denied i think is really at the heart -- from -- of what the letter says today. and the reason i wanted to ask you about the sources is because the state department is telling cnn tonight that security upgrades were actually made to the benghazi mission in part in response to some
secretary clinton has said she is going to cooperate and provide. those exchanges -- we want to make sure we look at all of the documents fully, rather than just, if you will, whistle blower side of the story. and that's the nature of our committee, is we get a credible and verified allegation of a failure anywhere, and then we follow it up with full confirmation on both sides and that's what we expect to do between now and the 10th with the goal on the 10th to make sure this doesn't happen...
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secretary clinton said this about this investigation. let's watch. >> we are at the early stages of an fbi investigation. the team from the fbi reached libya earlier this week. >> so she said they reached libya earlier this week. no mention of being on the ground in benghazi. you are saying they havent been on the ground benghazi. is she splitting hairs here? >> in fairness to the secretary, it may be she wanted to be coy about where in libya they were for security concerns. that would be understandable. but the fact is it is not clear they have even been inside of libya for very long. they had difficulty and we understand some bureaucratic infighting between the fbi and justice department on the one hand and the state department on the other hand. it took longer to get in the country. they have now gotten there but are still unable to get permission to go to benghazi. >> bob you have been involved in a number of aftermath investigations. have you ever heard of anything like this. where whether it is bureaucratic infighting where they ar
secretary clinton said this about this investigation. let's watch. >> we are at the early stages of an fbi investigation. the team from the fbi reached libya earlier this week. >> so she said they reached libya earlier this week. no mention of being on the ground in benghazi. you are saying they havent been on the ground benghazi. is she splitting hairs here? >> in fairness to the secretary, it may be she wanted to be coy about where in libya they were for security concerns....
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>>> gop candidate mitt romney got another compliment from president clinton today. this time, though -- maybe not much help. >>> and it's been about 24 hours. and nfl fans are still outraged by a call made by a replacement ref in last night's packer-seahawks game. even scott walker pleads he wants the refs back. and hey, they're in a union! what will it take? let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone, i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, obama vows he'll get the killers. today the president spent 24 minutes of his half-hour speech to the united nations talking about libya, the middle east and ambassador chris stevens. the speech, which was seen by american voters and viewers around the world, mentioned stevens 12 times. as the president paid tribute to him right from the start. >> chris stevens loved his work. he took pride in the country he served, and he saw dignity in the people that he met. and two weeks ago, he traveled to benghazi to review plans to establish a new cultural center and modernize a hospital. that's when america's compound came under attac
>>> gop candidate mitt romney got another compliment from president clinton today. this time, though -- maybe not much help. >>> and it's been about 24 hours. and nfl fans are still outraged by a call made by a replacement ref in last night's packer-seahawks game. even scott walker pleads he wants the refs back. and hey, they're in a union! what will it take? let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone, i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight,...
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but the prime minister is meeting with the secretary of state clinton tonight. he's having another conversation with president obama tomorrow. on the phone. president obama has said he has spent more hours face-to-face talking to prime minister netanyahu, talking to him on the phone than any other foreign leader, and that's going on -- that level of conversation is going on at all different levels. >> ambassador, thank you. >> always. >>> president obama as we said obviously as you know, has been getting a lot of heat from his critics for not meeting face-to-face with prime minister netanyahu or any other world leaders during the u.n.'s meeting. the fact he made time this week to go on the talk show "the view" only gave his critics more fuel. i spoke earlier to cnn political analyst david gergen and white house correspondent dan lothian. david, you heard the ambassador talking. obviously he's not going to wade into the u.s. politics in the midst of an election. what do you make of what he said of where israel stands? >> well, i think the first thing was that the
but the prime minister is meeting with the secretary of state clinton tonight. he's having another conversation with president obama tomorrow. on the phone. president obama has said he has spent more hours face-to-face talking to prime minister netanyahu, talking to him on the phone than any other foreign leader, and that's going on -- that level of conversation is going on at all different levels. >> ambassador, thank you. >> always. >>> president obama as we said...
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secretary clinton has earned the respect of people on both sides of the aisle. she's typically someone who is very transparent and forthcoming with what's happening. the the meeting we had was almost as if she had been told not to say anything. i don't know. it's strange to me. again, this is not the kind of thing that you would think would warrant this kind of secrecy and i think it is causing people to just wonder what has happened. we're responsible, erin, for people on the ground all arndt the world. and i think all of us want to know what happened with this particular consulate. were we warned? did we do the things security wise we needed to do and that's our responsibility. i think most americans would want us to understand what has happened and to do everything we can to keep this from happening to other public servants who are out there risking our lives. in the name of our great nation. >> and "the washington times" reporting tonight that in addition to the cuts on security that would happen if consulate and embassy security around the world as a result
secretary clinton has earned the respect of people on both sides of the aisle. she's typically someone who is very transparent and forthcoming with what's happening. the the meeting we had was almost as if she had been told not to say anything. i don't know. it's strange to me. again, this is not the kind of thing that you would think would warrant this kind of secrecy and i think it is causing people to just wonder what has happened. we're responsible, erin, for people on the ground all arndt...
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he had some tough debates with hillary clinton and he performed well. >> well, that was rob portman, of course, who has been prepping governor romney. before that, senior obama campaign advisor david axelrod. each has been working as though the entire campaign depends on what happens in next week's debate. the question is will it? we will talk about that in a moment. first, one indisputable truth, debates can make history. >> i have been -- >> september 26, 1960. the first televised presidential debate, signaling a new era where appearances matter more than ever and gaffes, however small, are magnified. >> the goals are the same for all americans. >> john f. kennedy, a young senator from massachusetts, facing off against vice president richard nixon, who is known to be a fierce debater. but on screen, kennedy looks cool and calm, while nixon looks uncomfortable, sweating profusely under the hot studio lights. nixon flounders under the glare of television for all four debates. kennedy goes on to win the election. in 1976, president gerald ford makes this blunder in his debate with geo
he had some tough debates with hillary clinton and he performed well. >> well, that was rob portman, of course, who has been prepping governor romney. before that, senior obama campaign advisor david axelrod. each has been working as though the entire campaign depends on what happens in next week's debate. the question is will it? we will talk about that in a moment. first, one indisputable truth, debates can make history. >> i have been -- >> september 26, 1960. the first...
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you bet. >> donna, clinton had a little fun introducing the president at the clinton global initiative. listen to this. >> if you're an american citizen and you introduce the president, you're supposed to say the president of the united states and shut up. that's it. i just want to make one comment about this. i'm going to finish that speech i started in charlotte. >> he had a little fun at that as well. he spoke about 45 minutes in charlotte at that convention. how much does bill clinton with six weeks to go, donna, in this election campaign help president obama? >> you know, president clinton has the mightest touch. he understands this political theater i think better than most former politicians. someone in touch with the values of everyday working americans. one of the most admired politicians in the country. there's no question that bill clinton is going to be helpful not just to president obama but democrats up and down the ticket. he is in demand from all quarters of the country. and i just hope and pray that bill clinton will not only get out there every day over the next 40 so
you bet. >> donna, clinton had a little fun introducing the president at the clinton global initiative. listen to this. >> if you're an american citizen and you introduce the president, you're supposed to say the president of the united states and shut up. that's it. i just want to make one comment about this. i'm going to finish that speech i started in charlotte. >> he had a little fun at that as well. he spoke about 45 minutes in charlotte at that convention. how much does...
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when hillary clinton speaking at the units nations wednesday, implied an al-qaeda link we reported on, the state department later corrected her, saying she was speaking generally, not about the attack in benghazi. now, u.s. intelligence sources tell cnn tonight that in the immediate after math of the attack, they thought the attack might have been, their word, spontaneous. okay, this is going to be a crucial word to define. what exactly is immediate aftermath? because the white house and the state department stuck with the spontaneous version of events for eight days. >> we are very cautious about drawing any conclusions with regard to who the perpetrators were, what their motivations were, whether it was premedicated. >> this was not a preplanned, premeditated attack. >> based on the information we had at the time and have to this day, we, we do not have evidence that it was premeditated. >> all right. these same people apparently knew a terrorist attack was perpetrated by al-qaeda within 24 hours after the attack, so the lack of information sharing does not seem to add up. tonight,
when hillary clinton speaking at the units nations wednesday, implied an al-qaeda link we reported on, the state department later corrected her, saying she was speaking generally, not about the attack in benghazi. now, u.s. intelligence sources tell cnn tonight that in the immediate after math of the attack, they thought the attack might have been, their word, spontaneous. okay, this is going to be a crucial word to define. what exactly is immediate aftermath? because the white house and the...
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also, robert reish, former labor secretary in the clinton administration, economist and professor of public policy at the university of california at berkeley. secretary rice, let me start with you on the terror front and the obama administration. do you buy david axelrod saying that president obama labeled it terror the next day? >> well, it didn't sound from that context as if he labeled it as terrorism the next day, anderson. but it does seem credible to me that the white house is sharing with the public what it knows when it knows. it's very difficult to get good information immediately and as this issue becomes clearer, i think the white house has made a credible effort to tell the americans what it, in fact, knows about it. >> ari fleischer, what about that? david axelrod is also saying look, an investigation, you have to be prudent, you're president of the united states, you can't jump to conclusions. >> i have a fair amount of sympathy. i stood on that podium at the white house in the case of attacks on our country. you have to wait until you have all the facts to speak. but
also, robert reish, former labor secretary in the clinton administration, economist and professor of public policy at the university of california at berkeley. secretary rice, let me start with you on the terror front and the obama administration. do you buy david axelrod saying that president obama labeled it terror the next day? >> well, it didn't sound from that context as if he labeled it as terrorism the next day, anderson. but it does seem credible to me that the white house is...
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bill clinton's organization. he was speaking to an audience of global leaders, global business leaders. telling them of his plans, you know, in the case he is elected president of the united states. former speechwriter for george w. bush and donald rumsfeld. he joins us now. as does cnn contributor and "newsweek" contributor, john avalon, he does it all. joins us, too. john, let's start with you. was mr. romney's speech more for an international global audience or domestic one? >> it was international audience. it was very strikingly a foreign policy speech focused on laying out his vision for foreign aid. governor romney produced something called the prosperity pa pact. it was a vision. governor romney hasn't always put forward specific policies beneath his campaign rhetoric. but this speech really did. it was geared toward international audience but laid out a specific vision for foreign aid. >> he said he wanted to work with private enterprise. you know, not government, right? he talked about micro finance and
bill clinton's organization. he was speaking to an audience of global leaders, global business leaders. telling them of his plans, you know, in the case he is elected president of the united states. former speechwriter for george w. bush and donald rumsfeld. he joins us now. as does cnn contributor and "newsweek" contributor, john avalon, he does it all. joins us, too. john, let's start with you. was mr. romney's speech more for an international global audience or domestic one?...
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this wasn't directed particularly at senator clinton. but the fact of the matter is, i have stood up consistently on this issue. >> when you see that back and forth, you really try to get him to answer that real -- that question there. do you think he missed an opportunity? >> he could have hit hillary -- that was the last debate at the kodak theater in los angeles. only the two of them were left standing among all of the democratic hopefuls and he really had an opening there to go after her on that issue, whether there was a humane policy, but he backed off. he didn't close the argument, if you will, unlike what we just saw mitt romney closed it against newt gingrich. he held back. i think it's part of that professorial style. if he holds back tomorrow night as he did against hillary clinton, he could have problems in these debates. >> so you've seen these two men in action, and up close. so what do you think as we head into tomorrow? >> i think it's going to be a strong debate. i think they're both extremely smart. they both have got a
this wasn't directed particularly at senator clinton. but the fact of the matter is, i have stood up consistently on this issue. >> when you see that back and forth, you really try to get him to answer that real -- that question there. do you think he missed an opportunity? >> he could have hit hillary -- that was the last debate at the kodak theater in los angeles. only the two of them were left standing among all of the democratic hopefuls and he really had an opening there to go...
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when hillary clinton was first woman, you traveled by her side. you have a new title. ambassador at large for global women's issues. what is the most important challenge facing women and young girls. >> women and young girls are a big part of the solution to creating economic prospect, to bringing peace and security to reality, to a development of countries to be that much more possible. i think what the data shows is that investing in women and girls is about the most effective investment we can make. similarly we know women's economic participation whether in the workforce or as entrepreneurs can grow gdp, grow jobs, have a significant impact on the kind of investments we need to make to be able to create economic outcomes. >> i want to show the viewers some of the statistics to back up what you're talking about. you say when people have equal access to agricultural resource, as many as 150 million fewer people will go hungry. you say if women participate in the gd pfrnlts, the united states, the eurozone, japan, that will go up double digits. clearly there seems to
when hillary clinton was first woman, you traveled by her side. you have a new title. ambassador at large for global women's issues. what is the most important challenge facing women and young girls. >> women and young girls are a big part of the solution to creating economic prospect, to bringing peace and security to reality, to a development of countries to be that much more possible. i think what the data shows is that investing in women and girls is about the most effective...
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tonight, tomorrow, another leader who's been around the world, i sit down with former president bill clinton. to talk about his post white house mission and the role he's taken on in president obama's re-election campaign. "ac 360" starts now. >>> piers, thanks. good evening, everyone. it's 10:00 on the campaign track. mr. obama made news for what some are calling a gaffe, and romney certainly did, we'll talk about that shortly on the big headline getter. >> does the government have responsible to provide health care to the 50 million americans who don't have care today? >> we do provide care. if someone has a heart attack, they don't sit in their apartment and die, we pick them up in an ambulance and take them to the hospital and give them care, and different states have different ways of providing for that care. >> that's the most expensive way to do it. in the emergency room. >> again, different states have different ways of doing that. some provide that care through clinics, some provide the care through emergency rooms. in my state we found a solution that worked for my state. i wouldn'
tonight, tomorrow, another leader who's been around the world, i sit down with former president bill clinton. to talk about his post white house mission and the role he's taken on in president obama's re-election campaign. "ac 360" starts now. >>> piers, thanks. good evening, everyone. it's 10:00 on the campaign track. mr. obama made news for what some are calling a gaffe, and romney certainly did, we'll talk about that shortly on the big headline getter. >> does the...
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and part of it is he doesn't really feel your pain like paul's former boss, bill clinton, but he can memorize a study about it, you know. people are distant from this president. there's a certain sense of arrogance to this white house that they're just detached from it and i think that's a vulnerability. we have two elite candidates running forment. we have an academic elite, barack obama, running against financial elite. so the middle class is up for grabs here. >> alex, i want to ask you about something i saw you tweet over the weekend. you said when i see romney he looks like a candidate. when i see obama he looks like a president. this should not be hard to fix, so fix it. what do you mean? wasn't one of the governor's big selling points during the primary season the idea that he did look presidential? >> you know, as a candidate -- as the person himself, yes, i think mitt romney looks very presidential but he's out there on the trail now and every time i turn on my tv, it's the same political rally with paul ryan and the same crowd around him state after state after state, and i
and part of it is he doesn't really feel your pain like paul's former boss, bill clinton, but he can memorize a study about it, you know. people are distant from this president. there's a certain sense of arrogance to this white house that they're just detached from it and i think that's a vulnerability. we have two elite candidates running forment. we have an academic elite, barack obama, running against financial elite. so the middle class is up for grabs here. >> alex, i want to ask...
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clinton was speaking in more general terms. let me just provide a little context with fran townsend. you're a national security contributor and a member of the cia external advisory committee and just last month you visited libya with your employer mcandrews and forbes. what did the law enforcement source tell you when it comes to the attack in benghazi? >> well, look, the investigator sense from being on the ground has been from they said to me day one that this was a terror attack and i think that's consistent hearing from barbara starr and the secretary of defense. why they were so slow to say that, look. it may be as inokay wous as the fact they went out and put facts out they had to walk back from so it may be simpilar as simple wanted to get more comfort they understood what happened. but i will tell you, you know, having as you pointed out been in the region, there is no question as of late august when i was there of the increasing presence and threat of extremism and the concern that that was to both libyan and american
clinton was speaking in more general terms. let me just provide a little context with fran townsend. you're a national security contributor and a member of the cia external advisory committee and just last month you visited libya with your employer mcandrews and forbes. what did the law enforcement source tell you when it comes to the attack in benghazi? >> well, look, the investigator sense from being on the ground has been from they said to me day one that this was a terror attack and i...
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but first of all, hillary clinton is right. i serve on four intelligence-related boards and i know this myself, al qaeda in the maghreb is using al qaeda as a base. the u.n. yesterday led by f kof annan has led a government-led force. but mali received a lot of the arms from the catches in libya that weren't guarded and their in a position to stage attacks into libya, as she said. i don't think we should deplore any aqam here. they probably were involved. they are opportunistic. unfortunately, this consulate was in a rented facility, and my guess is that we will learn that there should have been more security. but there's no such thing as 100% security. and some senior state department aides point out, our soldiers who are very well trained and well armed unfortunately can get killed, so why can't diplomats? i'm not recommending this and i'm horrified, be vulnerable too. >> you do talk about an asymmetrical attack, you talk about all the signs of terrorism, yet the president himself has been very reluctant to use the word "terr
but first of all, hillary clinton is right. i serve on four intelligence-related boards and i know this myself, al qaeda in the maghreb is using al qaeda as a base. the u.n. yesterday led by f kof annan has led a government-led force. but mali received a lot of the arms from the catches in libya that weren't guarded and their in a position to stage attacks into libya, as she said. i don't think we should deplore any aqam here. they probably were involved. they are opportunistic. unfortunately,...
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bush was already on the ropes against bill clinton over a sluggish economy. when casper weinberger was implicated in the iran-contra scandal shortly before election day. bad news that bush, who served as reagan's vice president, did not need. in 2004, a classic october surprise. osama bin laden released a video on october 29th, just four days before election day, in a razor thing race between president bush and john kerry. three years after 9/11, it served as a reminder of the terrorist threat and strategists in both parties believe had helped president bush. more recently, the term october surprise has come to mean a seismic event in the fall of an election year. most have centered around foreign policy, others have been about the economy, like in 2008. when the economy imploded, john mccain's advisers say his campaign collapsed along with it and never recovered. historians say in order for an october surprise to have a real 11th hour impact it has to feed into a narrative that already exists, whether it's carter's ineffectiveness or questions about mccain's
bush was already on the ropes against bill clinton over a sluggish economy. when casper weinberger was implicated in the iran-contra scandal shortly before election day. bad news that bush, who served as reagan's vice president, did not need. in 2004, a classic october surprise. osama bin laden released a video on october 29th, just four days before election day, in a razor thing race between president bush and john kerry. three years after 9/11, it served as a reminder of the terrorist threat...
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and richard socarides, former special adviser in the clinton white house. nice to have you all with us. i feel like long time no see. thank you. our get real this morning is all about congressman todd akin. sometimes he's our favorite person to talk about. open mouth, insert foot for him. i think. again. akin was telling the kansas city star that the incumbent claire mccaskill, his democratic opponent, was much more lady-like back in 2006, in the debates back then. this time around he said she's much more aggressive, not as lady-like. in their first debate last week mccaskill was like a wildcat, that's his word. he believes it's because she feels threatened. missouri congressman, of course, is infamous for those legitimate rape comments last month. sometimes you feel like, just stay away from certain topics. >> women? >> right. >> girl and women thing. >> he's got a 50% problem of his own. >> which doesn't hurt him in the debate. >> he can't talk about half the population. >> he's polling well. >> there's something very interesting happening in that race wh
and richard socarides, former special adviser in the clinton white house. nice to have you all with us. i feel like long time no see. thank you. our get real this morning is all about congressman todd akin. sometimes he's our favorite person to talk about. open mouth, insert foot for him. i think. again. akin was telling the kansas city star that the incumbent claire mccaskill, his democratic opponent, was much more lady-like back in 2006, in the debates back then. this time around he said...
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former president clinton introduced him. he took a swipe at the obama administration by noting the current state of fairs overseas. >> syria has witnessed the killing of tens of thousands of people. the president of egypt is a member of the muslim brotherhood. the ambassador to libya was killed in a terrorist attack. iran is moving toward flunuclea weapons capabilities. we feel like we're at the mercy of events rather than starting events. >> mr. romney reiterated that -- >>> it's the call everyone is talk about. packers versus seahawks. should the players union pull the members off the field to support the nfl referees? i'm barack obama and i approve this message. romney: "it's time to stand up to the cheaters" vo: tough on china? not mitt romney. when a flood of chinese tires threatened a thousand american jobs... it was president obama who stood up to china and protected american workers. mitt romney attacked obama's decision... said standing up to china was "bad for the nation and our workers." how can mitt romney take o
former president clinton introduced him. he took a swipe at the obama administration by noting the current state of fairs overseas. >> syria has witnessed the killing of tens of thousands of people. the president of egypt is a member of the muslim brotherhood. the ambassador to libya was killed in a terrorist attack. iran is moving toward flunuclea weapons capabilities. we feel like we're at the mercy of events rather than starting events. >> mr. romney reiterated that --...
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>> and obama's comment about hillary clinton. one thing analyst's agree on. >> he's got two very tough competing goals, be likable and may out a contrast. >> we have gotten to know barack obama pretty well, we have seen anymore as president for four years. mitt romney, he has still got a little white space on his canvass, he can still show us who he is and where he would lead us. >> reporter: the president spends the first part of the week in the battleground state of nevada where he'll be practicing with john kerry, and president obama will be practicing with rob port man who is playing president balm. >>> president obama and milt romney face to face as american voters weigh the choices. the first presidential debate starting wednesday night october 3. watch it live right here at 7:00 eastern time on cnn and on cnn.com. >>> police in winter springs florida are investigating a deadly shooting this morning outside a veteran of foreign wars lodge. our affiliate says a group of bikers was getting ready for a charity motorcycle ride
>> and obama's comment about hillary clinton. one thing analyst's agree on. >> he's got two very tough competing goals, be likable and may out a contrast. >> we have gotten to know barack obama pretty well, we have seen anymore as president for four years. mitt romney, he has still got a little white space on his canvass, he can still show us who he is and where he would lead us. >> reporter: the president spends the first part of the week in the battleground state of...
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maybe four years isn't enough per bill clinton. what they know is things have not gotten better for them personally. >> that is exactly right. >> that is exactly what wednesday night will be all about. nicely put. tomorrow on "starting point" we take a look at -- who are we talking to? len berman is going to talk to us. carrie ellis is going to celebrate the 25th anniversary of "the princess bride." "cnn newsroom" with carol costello starts right now. >> stories we're watching now in the "newsroom." presidential debapt barn burner, zinger fest, game changer. the heat is on. >>> secret keeper. serial cheater. no remorse, no regret. arnold schwarzenegger opens up about his secret affairs and that illegitimate child. >> i'm going to put this away. >> how can you put it away? you have a child? >> i know. that's just the way i operate. >> now he says he wants maria back. >>> break out the cloth diapers and gigantic safety pins. a diapers shortage is looming. a pampers alert this morning. a pampers alert this morning. "newsroom" starts n
maybe four years isn't enough per bill clinton. what they know is things have not gotten better for them personally. >> that is exactly right. >> that is exactly what wednesday night will be all about. nicely put. tomorrow on "starting point" we take a look at -- who are we talking to? len berman is going to talk to us. carrie ellis is going to celebrate the 25th anniversary of "the princess bride." "cnn newsroom" with carol costello starts right now....
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it looked like to some degree there in south carolina both hillary clinton and bill clinton were sort of -- were sort of going after him at the same time, trying to fluster him when he got to this debate. he never went there. and i think that's telling for this debate upcoming. all these attempts to try to fluster him, you know, do you remember suzanne, the talk about ronald reagan in that debate? >> right. >> do you recall that? >> that's right. >> all this talk about ronald reagan and whether obama had sort of invoked the name of ronald reagan because so many democrats didn't like him or whatever. well senator obama then took the punches, explained what he said about reagan and took it back to her, keeping the anger under control, finding balance and pushing back hard just not too hard. >> it was interesting too as well you could ask the most dry mundane question, dealing with the economy. they would go back to the talking points in the attacks. it was clear they were trying to score points. fireworks. a "game change"er if you will. i want you to see here's mitt romney in a scenario
it looked like to some degree there in south carolina both hillary clinton and bill clinton were sort of -- were sort of going after him at the same time, trying to fluster him when he got to this debate. he never went there. and i think that's telling for this debate upcoming. all these attempts to try to fluster him, you know, do you remember suzanne, the talk about ronald reagan in that debate? >> right. >> do you recall that? >> that's right. >> all this talk about...